ank of America predicts a trough in April, followed by a “very slow return to growth thereafter with the economy feeling somewhat more normal by July.”
Read More »GSEs, FHFA Announce Additional Measures to Help Homeowners
Click through to learn more on the programs being put in place by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and other agencies to combat the spread of COVID-19.
Read More »Andrew Cuomo Announces Mortgage Payment Relief
“We’re not exempting people from the mortgage payments, we’re just adjusting the mortgage to include those payments on the backend,” the New York Governor said.
Read More »Single-Family Rents Outpacing Inflation
Overall growth in January 2020 was propped up by low-end rentals.
Read More »Fed Unveils Emergency Lending Program
The Federal Reserve's Commercial Paper Funding Facility is intended to assist in the flow of credit to a range of economic activities, including mortgages.
Read More »Tracking a Possible Recession
Compared to the housing-driven declines of the past, here's what makes this downturn different.
Read More »Fed Slashes Interest Rates to Zero
The FOMC added it would maintain this level until “it is confident that the economy has weathered recent events,” brought on by COVID-19.
Read More »Meeting Borrower Needs in Coronavirus Outbreak
How are the financial regulators and the GSEs responding to the coronavirus spread, and protecting borrowers in the process?
Read More »Financial Industry Reacts as Coronavirus Officially a Pandemic
With a recession on the horizon, regulators note that many financial institutions may face current staffing and other challenges.
Read More »Housing Policy and the Race for the Presidency
Both Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden and rival Bernie Sanders have laid out aspects of their housing policy. How do the plans compare?
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